RANKING THE REBELS: 51 – Earl Evans
EARL EVANS
Years: 1977 to 1979
Career highlights:
■ The 6-foot-8-inch forward scored 930 points in 55 games for a career average of 16.9.
■ The team's top scorer with a 17.9 average in 1978-79, scoring a career-high 37 points against Idaho State.
■ The Rebels went 41-16 in his two seasons, and he led the team in rebounding both seasons, averaging 10.2 for his career.
Quotable: "Earl was a very good player and a tough guy. He transferred from USC, and I thought he was really going to be one of our best players ever. When he got eligible, he didn't play quite as well as I thought." -- Jerry Tarkanian, former UNLV coach
After UNLV: Evans played in 36 games in 1979-80 for the NBA's Detroit Pistons.
The Review-Journal counts down the top 100 players in UNLV basketball history, 20 years after the Rebels' NCAA championship season in 1989-90.
